Our mentors are mentoring, our mentees are revising, and we hope you’re making progress on your own manuscript! While we’re all working toward the Agent Showcase starting on February...
Read MoreCongratulations to past mentee and 2020 mentor, Nova McBee – her book CALCULATED, and two sequels, were acquired by Rachel del Gross to be new imprint Wise Wolf Book’s lead...
Read MoreIt’s been a difficult and challenging year, and we’ve had mentors get sick and have family members who needed them, but in the midst of all this uncertainty and...
Read MoreWe love celebrating successes with the Pitch Wars family. YA author and 2017 Mentee Kristy Gillespie shared her Success Story with us. Take it away Kristy! In 2017, I entered...
Read MoreWelcome to querying! If you’re new to querying literary agents, or haven’t done it in a few years, it may be good to brush up on the latest tools and...
Read MoreWith the Pitch Wars season in full swing and the blog fairly quiet for a bit, it’s a good time to share a bit about what else we do. Pitch...
Read MoreIt’s finally here—the cover of 2020 Adult Mentor Lyn Liao Butler’s debut! Coming July 6, 2021 from Berkley/Penguin Random House. A woman confronts the scars of her past in order...
Read MoreWanted: Company Daughters. Virtuous young ladies to become the brides of industrious settlers in a foreign land. The Company will pay the cost of the lady’s dowry and travel. Returns...
Read MoreThe book giveaway running during our mentor spotlights is still going on. You have until October 1 at 10PM Eastern Time to enter. Here’s more details … Enter for a...
Read MoreThis year’s #PWPoePrompts social media challenge will run from Oct 2 – Nov 6 Join us for the third...
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